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  2. Stefan–Boltzmann law - Wikipedia

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    The Stefan–Boltzmann constant, σ, is derived from other known physical constants: = where k is the Boltzmann constant, the h is the Planck constant, and c is the speed of light in vacuum. [ 19 ] [ 4 ] : 388

  3. Boltzmann constant - Wikipedia

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    Although Boltzmann first linked entropy and probability in 1877, the relation was never expressed with a specific constant until Max Planck first introduced k, and gave a more precise value for it (1.346 × 10 −23 J/K, about 2.5% lower than today's figure), in his derivation of the law of black-body radiation in 1900–1901. [11]

  4. Thermal radiation - Wikipedia

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    Though about 10% of this radiation escapes into space, most is absorbed and then re-emitted by atmospheric gases. It is this spectral selectivity of the atmosphere that is responsible for the planetary greenhouse effect , contributing to global warming and climate change in general (but also critically contributing to climate stability when the ...

  5. Radiation pressure - Wikipedia

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    However, because black-body radiation increases rapidly with temperature (as the fourth power of temperature, given by the Stefan–Boltzmann law), radiation pressure due to the temperature of a very hot object (or due to incoming black-body radiation from similarly hot surroundings) can become significant. This is important in stellar interiors.

  6. Boltzmann equation - Wikipedia

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    The Boltzmann equation can be used to derive the fluid dynamic conservation laws for mass, charge, momentum, and energy. [ 8 ] : 163 For a fluid consisting of only one kind of particle, the number density n is given by n = ∫ f d 3 p . {\displaystyle n=\int f\,d^{3}\mathbf {p} .}

  7. Bekenstein bound - Wikipedia

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    The universal form of the bound was originally found by Jacob Bekenstein in 1981 as the inequality [1] [2] [3], where S is the entropy, k is the Boltzmann constant, R is the radius of a sphere that can enclose the given system, E is the total mass–energy including any rest masses, ħ is the reduced Planck constant, and c is the speed of light.

  8. Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics - Wikipedia

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    Boltzmann's equation = ⁡ is the realization that the entropy is proportional to ⁡ with the constant of proportionality being the Boltzmann constant. Using the ideal gas equation of state ( PV = NkT ), It follows immediately that β = 1 / k T {\displaystyle \beta =1/kT} and α = − μ / k T {\displaystyle \alpha =-\mu /kT} so that the ...

  9. Effective temperature - Wikipedia

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    The effective temperature of the Sun (5778 kelvins) is the temperature a black body of the same size must have to yield the same total emissive power.. The effective temperature of a star is the temperature of a black body with the same luminosity per surface area (F Bol) as the star and is defined according to the Stefan–Boltzmann law F Bol = σT eff 4.